Question

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. HEDDA: Then what in heaven's name would you have me do with myself? Hedda Gabler; act 2, p. 53) This question reflects Hedda’s _____.

A.boredom
B.search for a purpose in life
C.long-lost love for Lovborg
D.lack of love for Tesman

Answer 1

A. Boredom

In the Play "Hedda Gabler" by Henrik Ibsen, Hedda says the given lines when Judge Brack comes to visit her and Tesman. Hedda shoots the loaded pistol from the balcony to where Judge Brack is standing in the garden. She is showing him how good her aim is. When Judge Brack enters the drawing room he forcibly takes the loaded pistol from her and warns her not to play with fire. Hedda then complains about her boredom to him and says the given lines,

"HEDDA: Then what in heaven's name would you have me do with myself?" Hedda Gabler; act 2, p. 53

Answer 2

The question is about Henrik Ibsen's play, Hedda Gabler. The scene is the reflection of Hedda's boredom when she shoots a loaded pistol from balcony to Judge Brack. When the judge takes a pistol from her, Hedda later uses such lines "Oh, my dear Mr. Brack, how mortally bored I have been". The correct answer is A.